Toronto Walnut Leafs coach Ron Wilson should have been very good this season -- his team certainly continues to be -- because apparently he got his Christmas wish.
On Friday, Wilson had published on his personal Twitter account a request an agreement extension for Christmas. In another tweet published early Sunday morning, Wilson stated Father Christmas -- within this situation, Leafs Gm John Burke -- introduced him what he wanted.
At 7:49 a.m., Wilson published this to his Twitter account, @coachrw63: "'He came! He came!' Remember stating that like a little kid? Well he did: I acquired a brand new Red-colored Ryder BB gun along with a contract extension!"
Burke confirmed the extension inside a posting at 4:38 p.m. on his personal Twitter account, @LeafsBB20: "Congratulations to Ron Wilson on his contract extension! Merry Christmas Ron!" There have been no further particulars launched around the the extension.
Within the last season of the three-year deal, Wilson certainly has gained a brand new agreement for the way in which his team has performed to date this year. The Leafs joined the vacation break sixth within the Eastern Conference with 40 points, as well as in line to finish their six-year playoff drought.
Most enhanced may be the Leafs' offense, featuring a couple of the very best six scorers within the League in Phil Kessel (second, 41 points) and Joffrey Lupul (sixth, 38 points). Toronto's energy play, that was 22nd within the League at 16. percent last season, presently is third at 21. percent. They is calculating nearly one more half-goal per game in comparison to last season -- 2.60 goals per game last season, 3.06 per game this year -- great for seventh within the League.
In the 4th season using the Leafs, Wilson includes a 119-120-42 record. In 18 seasons being an NHL coach using the Ducks, Capitals, Sharks and Leafs, Wilson includes a career record of 637-546, with 101 ties and 88 overtime deficits. Wilson's 1,372 games being an NHL coach is sixth all-time, 14 behind fifth-place Mike Keenan. His 637 wins are also sixth all-time, just 37 behind Keenan for fifth
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